Vacation Rental Management
Vacation Rental Management in Keystone, CO
Keystone rentals live on ski weeks, night-skiing evenings and a busy July, and Fairly runs them to that calendar: a caretaker nearby for every turnover and snowy arrival, pricing that tracks the season, listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, and every lodging tax collected and remitted.
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Keystone market overview
Keystone is a resort town on the Snake River, east of Lake Dillon and the town of Dillon along US Highway 6, and it is built around Keystone Resort. The ski terrain spreads across Dercum Mountain, North Peak and the Outback, and on select evenings night skiing carries the day past dark. Arapahoe Basin sits a short drive further up Highway 6, and Silverthorne and Breckenridge are within easy reach, so one booking can cover several mountains; Vail is further west, over Vail Pass on I-70. Winter carries the year. February is the busiest month in the market's top tier, with occupancy and nightly rates at their annual high; January and March run almost level with it, and the December holidays follow. July is the summer peak, with August behind it, at nightly rates well below winter's. April and May are the quietest weeks of the year once the lifts close, and October is nearly as slow. That is the window for deep cleans and maintenance.
What homes earn in Keystone, CO
These figures describe the top tier of Keystone's short-term rental market: homes listed on Airbnb and Vrbo with a review score of 4.8 or higher that were available or rented at least 300 days in the year. That is the standard a professionally managed home operates at. December through March earn the large majority of a Keystone home's year, so a home blocked for owner stays in peak ski weeks, or carrying weaker reviews, will earn well below this. You can customize a projection for a specific home.
| Month | Total rent | Occupancy | Avg. daily rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | $8,440 | 55% | $495 |
| Feb | $9,354 | 64% | $522 |
| Mar | $9,531 | 61% | $504 |
| Apr | $888 | 10% | $296 |
| May | $549 | 6% | $295 |
| Jun | $2,184 | 26% | $280 |
| Jul | $4,157 | 45% | $298 |
| Aug | $2,973 | 35% | $274 |
| Sep | $1,911 | 26% | $245 |
| Oct | $1,093 | 15% | $235 |
| Nov | $1,881 | 22% | $285 |
| Dec | $6,851 | 50% | $442 |
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This is based on properties listed on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com with an average review score of 4.8 out of 5 or higher, limited to homes available or rented at least 300 days a year. Earnings vary based on the unique amenities and qualities of each home.
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Vacation Rental Taxes and Regulations in Keystone, CO
Can my Keystone home be rented?
Yes. Keystone is an incorporated, home-rule town that licenses short-term rentals itself, and it sets no cap on the number of licences. Summit County's licensing rules for unincorporated land, including its basin caps, do not apply inside town limits. What can stop a rental here is private: an HOA, covenant or PUD that prohibits short stays still binds you, and deed-restricted workforce housing cannot be rented short-term unless its deed allows it.
Lodging taxes on a Keystone booking
A stay of under thirty days carries 8.375% in tax: Colorado's 2.9% sales tax, Summit County's 2.0%, a 0.75% Summit Stage transit tax, a 0.725% housing-authority tax, and the town's own 2% lodging tax. The first 6.375% is filed with the Colorado Department of Revenue, which taxes the whole amount a guest pays, cleaning fee included. The town collects its own tax, so its 2% goes on a separate return to the Town of Keystone, filed on the same monthly, quarterly or annual schedule as the state return, including periods with no bookings.
Licensing your rental
Every rental of under thirty days needs a Town of Keystone short-term rental licence before it is advertised. The application asks for proof of your state and local tax licences, a parking plan (with a diagram for houses, duplexes and townhomes), a waste plan and a responsible agent. Licences run to September 30 of the year after issue and are renewed each September; a missed renewal means applying again from scratch. A licence ends with a sale, apart from transfers into the owner's own trust or company and similar exceptions.
Occupancy is two guests per bedroom plus four, or one per 200 square feet of living area where that allows more; condominium buildings with narrow interior exits and no sprinklers allow two per bedroom plus two. Every listing shows the licence number, occupancy, bedroom count and parking limit, and the home goes to one booking party at a time. The responsible agent must be reachable around the clock on a direct line and answer any complaint within an hour. Your Fairly caretaker lives nearby and can act as that agent.
How Fairly handles it
Fairly collects and remits the state, county, district and town taxes on every booking, and we register your home for them. We assist with the licence application and its annual renewal.
Operating a vacation rental in Keystone, CO
Keystone's base villages sit above 9,000 feet, and winter decides the work: snow cleared from the parking area before every arrival, heat and hot tubs that cannot fail in January, and quick turnovers through ski weeks and the holidays. Most guests drive in over I-70 and Highway 6, and the town expects them to hear about winter driving and Colorado's traction law before they arrive. Town rules shape each stay too. Every guest gets one dashboard parking pass per approved space, cars stay on the property and never on town roads, and trash may not sit outside where it draws wildlife or blocks the plows. When Summit County is under a fire ban, renters must be told and shown how to reach the county's emergency alerts. Your caretaker lives nearby and handles those check-in details and every turnover personally. You keep final say over your home.
Frequently asked questions
A flat 20% commission on rental revenue, with no long-term contract and no hidden fees, paid only when your Keystone home books. It covers listings on Airbnb, Vrbo and Fairly.com, pricing through ski season and the July peak, guest messaging, and collecting and remitting the state, county and town lodging taxes. Your caretaker earns the cleaning fee guests pay plus a share of Fairly's management commission.
Yes. The Town of Keystone licenses short-term rentals itself and does not cap the number of licences. You need a town licence before advertising, renewed each September, and a buyer applies afresh because the licence ends with a sale. An HOA or covenant that bans short stays still applies, as does a workforce-housing deed restriction. Fairly assists with the application.
8.375% on stays under thirty days: Colorado's 2.9%, Summit County's 2.0%, 0.75% for the Summit Stage, 0.725% for the housing authority, and the town's 2% lodging tax. The first 6.375% is filed with the Colorado Department of Revenue, and the town collects its 2% on its own return. Fairly collects and remits all of it on every booking.
The ski season does most of the work. February is the peak, January and March run almost level with it, and the December holidays follow; together those four months produce most of a top-tier rental's revenue. July is the summer high point, at nightly rates well below winter's. April and May are the quietest stretch of the year, and October is nearly as slow.
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